Monday Final Nationals: Thunder-Warriors Game 7 on TNT Becomes All-Time Most-Viewed NBA Game on Cable

It was record-setting night on cable television this Monday as TNT won prime time overall.

TNT’s “2016 NBA Western Conference Finals Game 7” between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Golden State Warriors, on Monday, May 30, averaged 15.9 million total viewers and an 8.8 U.S. household rating to deliver cable television’s most-viewed NBA telecast of all time and TNT’s most-watched program in the 28-year history of the network. The Warriors series clinching victory peaked with 19.8 million total viewers and a 10.9 U.S. household rating from 11:15-11:30 p.m. ET.

Additionally, Inside the NBA garnered a 4.8 household rating, the show’s highest overnight delivery ever. The Thunder/Warriors game telecast and Inside the NBA delivered the top two programs of the night across all of television (cable and broadcast).

Additional highlights for the 2016 NBA Western Conference Finals and NBA Playoffs on TNT:

WCF Game 7 – TV’s Most Watched (Non-Finals) NBA Game Telecast in 16 Years
Last night’s Thunder/Warriors Game 7 was the most watched (non-Finals) NBA telecast – broadcast or cable – since 2000 (WCF Game 7, Lakers/Trail Blazers).

Most-Viewed Western Conference Finals Ever on Cable
This year’s seven-game NBA Western Conference Finals on TNT averaged 9.9 million total viewers and a 5.9 U.S. household rating to generate the most-viewed WCF coverage ever on cable television. The 2016 NBA Western Conference Finals is up 47 percent in total viewers and 40 percent in U.S. household rating when compared with 2014, the last time the network aired the WCF.

WCF Game 7 – Cable’s Most Viewed Sports Program Since April
TNT’s Warriors/Thunder Game 7 garnered the most-viewed sports program on cable television since April, when Turner presented the 2016 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship across TBS, TNT and truTV.

Inside the NBA Tops All Late Night Talk Shows
Throughout the 2016 NBA Western Conference Finals, Inside the NBA out-delivered all late night talk show programming (cable and broadcast) in total viewers and across each key adult and male demos.

TNT’s NBA Playoffs Viewership Up 16%
Overall, TNT’s coverage of the 2016 NBA Playoffs averaged 4.7 million total viewers and a 2.9 U.S. HH rating for its 42-game schedule, up 16% and 12% — along with increases across all key male and adult demos – vs. 2015’s comparable coverage.

WCF Game 7 – Top Local Markets
The Warriors’ series-clinching win averaged a 30.9 in San Francisco, TNT’s highest-rated NBA telecast of all time in that market. Additional top local markets for last night’s telecast include Oklahoma City (30.0), Cleveland (20.7), Sacramento (19.2) and Tulsa (15.5).

(Source: Turner)

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	Monday, May 30, 2016
	PROGRAM	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average	3.3/6	4958	1.2/5	1.3/4	1.5/4
8:00	The Bachelorette	3.9/7	5941	1.5/6	1.6/5	1.9/5
10:01	Mistresses (p)	2.1/4	2944	0.5/2	0.7/2	0.9/2
	PROGRAM	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average	3.1/5	4749	0.4/1	0.7/2	1.1/3
8:00	Scorpion (r)	2.7/5	4179	0.3/1	0.6/2	0.9/3
9:00	Scorpion (r)	3.0/5	4562	0.4/1	0.7/2	1.1/3
9:59	Person of Interest	3.6/6	5491	0.4/2	0.8/3	1.3/4
	PROGRAM	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average	2.3/4	4081	1.1/5	1.4/5	1.7/5
8:11	NHL Stanley Cup Final Game 1 San Jose @ Pittsburgh (thru 11:00)	2.3/4	4081	1.1/5	1.4/5	1.7/5
	PROGRAM	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-10	Network Average	1.8/3	2887	0.5/2	0.7/2	0.9/3
8:00	So You Think You Can Dance (p)	2.3/4	3751	0.6/3	1.0/4	1.3/4
9:00	Houdini & Doyle	1.3/2	2023	0.3/1	0.5/1	0.6/2
	PROGRAM	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-10	Network Average	0.7/1	1184	0.2/1	0.3/1	0.3/1
8:00	Movie: Memorial Day (2011)	0.7/1	1184	0.2/1	0.3/1	0.3/1
	PROGRAM	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average	0.9/2	1558		0.6/2
7:00	Sueño de Amor	0.6/1	1096		0.4/2
8:00	Un Camino Hacia El Destino	0.9/2	1712		0.6/2
9:00	Tres Veces Ana	1.0/2	1808		0.7/2
10:03	Yago	0.7/1	1120		0.4/1
	PROGRAM	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average	0.3/1	608		0.2/1
7:00	Sal y Pimienta	0.2/0	334		0.1/1
8:00	La Rosa de Guadalupe	0.3/0	530		0.2/1
9:00	Cine Anaconda (2011) (thru 11:00)	0.3/1	647		0.3/1

Sub-Demo Breakdowns – Monday 5/30/16

Cable Rankings – Monday 5/30/16
What follows are the top 100 most-watched shows in prime time on cable (by order of network) for Monday, May 30:

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research